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d, Special Terms and Conditions Fiscal Responsibility: The County must demonstrate the ability to safeguard public funds including maintaining books, records, documents and other materials relevant to the provision of goods and services. e. Sufficient Policies and Procedures for establishment and maintenance of adequate internal control systems: The County will maintain written policy procedural manuals for information systems, personnel, and accounting/finance in sufficient detail such that operations can continue should staffing change or absences occur, f. Background/Criminal History Check:A background/criminal history clearance is required every three years for all employees (including DD program County staff), subcontractors, and/or volunteers who may have unsupervised access to vulnerable DSHS Clients, in accordance with RCW 43.43.830-845, RCW 74.15.030, and chapter 388 WAC. lf the entity reviewing the application elects to hire or retain an individual after receiving notice that the applicant has a conviction for an offense that would disqualify the applicant from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW, then DDA shall deny payment for any subsequent services rendered by the disqualified individual provider. The DSHS Background Check Centrat Unit (BCCU) must be utilized to obtain background clearance. g. Qualified Advisory Board Members: A Developmental Disabilities advisory board shall include members knowledgeable about developmental disabilities. No board member shall have a contract with the County to provide Training, Gommunity lnformation Activities, and Consumer Support as defined in this Program Agreement, and shall not be a board member, officer, or employee of an agency subcontracting with the Gounty to provide such services. h. Qualified Service Providers: The County assures that all service providers meet qualifications as outlined in the DDA Policy 6^13, Program Provider euatifications. i. Home and Community Based Waiver Services Assignment of Medicaid Billing Rights: The County assures that each subcontractor has agreed to assign to DDA its Medicaid billing rights for services to DDA Clients eligible under Title XIX programs in this Program Agreement. Written documentation shall be available to DSHS on request. j. Reporting Abuse and Neglect: The County staff and its subcontractors who are mandated reporters under RCW 74.34.020(13) must comply with reporting requirements described in RCW 7434.A95, .040 and chapter 26.44 RCW, lf the County is notified by DSHS (hat a subcontractor staff member is cited or on the registry for a substantiated finding, then that associated staff will be prohibited from providing services under this Program Agreement. k. Counties who provide Child Development Services (birth to three early intervention services), must provide those services under the regulations implementing the lndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C, and Washington State's Early Support for lnfant and Toddler Federally Approved Plan. l. The County staff who perform evaluations of subcontractor work sites will promptly report to DSHS per DDA Policy 5.13, Protection from Abuse: Mandatory Reporting, if (1) They have reasonable cause to believe that abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation or neglect (as defined in RCW 74.34.020) of a person who has a developmental.disability (as defined in RCW71A.10.020) has occurred, and, (2) lf they have reason to suspect that sexual or physical assault of such a person has occurred, DSHS Central Contract Services 1 769CS County Agreement 06-08-2021 Page 5